Librarians are encouraged and expected to serve on Library and University committees as a means of problem-solving, educating, crossing departmental lines to facilitate fruitful interaction, and providing personal and professional growth. There are no requirements or limitations for service on any committee except the Library Committee on Faculty, library faculty policies governing adjuncts, or limitations set by university committees

At the April meeting LCOF will present the committee vacancies for the following academic year. In May LCOF will set dates for the close of nominations and the close of voting, to occur before May 31. Nominations will be accepted electronically or on paper. Three days prior to the close of nominations the preliminary slate of nominees will be distributed electronically. At the close of nominations voting will be done electronically or by paper ballot.

The chair of the Library Committee on Faculty sends the resulting list of representatives to the appropriate bodies.

The current standing Library committees on which librarians serve are:

  • Library Committee on Faculty. Ex-officio: Library Dean. Four elected members. Two members are elected each year to a two-year term. Nominees must have completed a peer review.
  • Human Resources Development Committee. Representative from the LCOF. Two-year term.

Additional Library committees for which a faculty member may volunteer for a one-year term, renewable for a second year are:

  • Building Committee
  • Collection Development Committee
  • Human Resources Committee
  • Special Collections & Archives Committee
  • Technology Committee

Librarians have designated representation on the following University committees:

  • University Budget Committee. Two year term. Appointed by the Library Dean. (Notify office of VP for Finance)
  • University Senate. Two-year term; nominee is elected by Library Faculty. (Notify President’s office)
  • University Faculty Committee on Faculty. Two-year term; chosen from the LCOF membership and recommended to the University Faculty Agenda Committee. (Notify Provost’s office)
  • University Faculty Agenda Committee. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Provost’s office)
  • University Faculty Grievance Committee. Two-year term; one representative and one alternate elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Provost’s office and CLA dean’s office)
  • University Faculty Professional Conduct Committee. Two-year term; one representative and one alternate elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Provost’s and CLA dean’s offices)
  • Joint Affirmative Action Committee. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Affirmative Action Officer)
  • Sexual Harassment Panel. Two representatives for two-year staggered terms; elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Wendy Kolmar or Ginny Samuel)
  • Diversity Committee. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty (Notify Assistant for Diversity)
  • Student Life Advisory Board. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Dean of Students)
  • Bookstore Advisory Committee. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Director of Purchasing)
  • Compensation Monitoring Committee. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty. (Notify Director of Human Resources)
  • Academic Computing Advisory Committee. Two-year term; appointed by Library Dean. (Notify Ass’t V.P., University Technology)
  • University Library Committee. Library Dean is ex-officio. Two-year term; elected by Library Faculty.

In addition, librarians are eligible to serve on other University committees which do not have representation designated for librarians.

Relationships to other faculties:

According to the Drew University By-Laws, “the Director [now Dean] shall be a member of the University Faculty, and a member ex officio without vote of the Faculty of each school, except that, when giving instruction in a school or when desired by the Faculty of a school, the Director [now Dean] now Dean may be given the vote.”

The Library Director [now Dean] serves ex-officio on the College Honors Committee.

Designated librarians may attend meetings of the schools, without vote.

Designated librarians may be ex-officio members of another faculty, if invited.

Members of the Library Faculty who are members of another faculty may serve on committees of that faculty.

Approved: 10/10/2003
Amended: 2/13/2009

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